Company Profile
Quinnipiac University
Company Overview
Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 7,000 full-time undergraduate and 3,000 graduate and part-time students in 100 degree programs through its Schools of Business, Communications, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s “Best Colleges” issue. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review’s “The Best 380 Colleges.” The Chronicle of Higher Education has named Quinnipiac among the “Great Colleges to Work For.” For more information, please visit www.qu.edu.
Company History
Quinnipiac began as a small college in New Haven in 1929. In the early 1960s, Quinnipiac purchased land across from Sleeping Giant State Park, which is now the Mount Carmel Campus. Quinnipiac transitioned from a college to a university in 2000, and has since grown into a national university with eight schools and colleges and two additional campuses.
"Quinnipiac," pronounced (KWIN-uh-pe-ack), is an altered version of a Native American word. Theories differ on the word's exact meaning. Some sources, such as "The Quinnipiack Indians and Their Reservation," written in 1900, assert that the name Quinni-pe-auke means "long-water land or country" and that Quinnipiack means "people from the long-water land." Later sources claim the word Quinnipiac apparently derives from quinnuppin-uk, defined as "a turning point" or "to make a change in the direction of travel." Both definitions seem appropriate for Quinnipiac, which is near a long tidal river and which marks a turning point in students' lives.
Our Mission
An education at Quinnipiac embodies the University's commitment to three core values: high-quality academic programs, a student-oriented environment and a strong sense of community. The University prepares undergraduate and graduate students for achievement and leadership in business, communications, health, education, law, nursing and the liberal arts and sciences.
Quinnipiac University educates students to be valued and contributing members of their communities through a vital, challenging and purposeful educational program. Students engage real-world issues through practice and the consideration of different perspectives. The University's innovative QU seminar series further prepares undergraduates to understand their role and responsibilities as members of the Quinnipiac community, as well as the larger national and global communities.
To fulfill its educational mission, Quinnipiac:
offers degree programs centered on effective practice that are strengthened by the integration
of a liberal education;
cultivates critical thinking, intellectual integrity, curiosity and creativity in the pursuit of
knowledge;
provides a variety of learning and service experiences to facilitate student achievement;
maintains a strong commitment to a diverse and inclusive student body, faculty and staff;
fosters an understanding of and respect for the multiplicity of human perspectives and belief
systems;
supports faculty teacher-scholars who are effective teachers and who engage in scholarship.
Benefits
At Quinnipiac, we're committed to taking care of those who serve our students and University well. We offer a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefits packages that ensure the personal, financial and medical needs of all of our employees and families, ranging from insurance and retirement packages to use of the University's facilities. Specifics will depend upon your employee classification .
Health & Welfare Benefits
Eligible faculty, administrators, and staff have the option of electing one of several medical insurance coverage plans. All plans include prescription drug coverage, and preventive care is paid at 100 percent. Dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts are also available to eligible employees.
Retirement
We offer eligible employees the option to elect a 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, which includes a matching contribution from Quinnipiac University, or a Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, in which employees make direct contributions.
Paid Time Off
Quinnipiac offers generous vacation and sick time to eligible classes of employees. In addition, we observe numerous holidays and are closed each year between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, at no charge to individual PTO.
Education Benefits
Eligible faculty members, staff, administrators and their dependents are eligible for tuition remission. In this program, employees or their dependents may take classes at Quinnipiac for degree credit or audit courses for personal enrichment at most of our schools.
Quinnipiac also participates in the Tuition Exchange Program, which allows dependent children of full-time faculty and administrators to attend other area colleges and universities, provided certain criteria are met. For more information, please visit www.tuitionexchange.org.
Dual Career Couples
We understand that your job choice may involve more than one career—that’s why we are a proud member of the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium of Metropolitan New York and Southern Connecticut (MNYSC HERC). Their website has many useful relocation resources pertinent to our region. In addition, MNYSC HERC Job Board has listings of other open positions in our geographic area for both faculty and staff roles. For more information, please visit www.mnyscherc.org.
Additional Privileges
Working at our University has many additional perks, including:
Discounted tickets to sporting events
Free use of all campus fitness and recreational facilities
Use of the University library
Enrollment in First Connecticut Credit Union
University Bookstore discount
Employee discount at certain area vendors with our QCard
Free on-campus parking
For more specific details of our benefits programs, based on employee classification, visit our Benefits at a Glance page.
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